So, thanks for the awesome reviews! I'm guessing you guys hate Audrey as much as I do…great! I'm going to change things a bit and hopefully you'll like this more…for now. I'm sorry you don't like Frank; I tried to make him likeable. He's not that much, if any, of an interference though. All of you are wondering about what's going to happen and I'm going to tell you…………. You have to wait and see. I know, evil, but I can't give anything away. Where's the fun in that? So I won't make you wait any longer…to the story!

The night wind started to pick up. With every second it grew colder outside and even darker. They didn't care. This was the moment they were waiting for and nothing was going to ruin it…well, almost nothing. A speeding police car ended the kiss. They broke apart and didn't say a word.

Joey ran a hand in her hair and looked at the ground. "I'm sorry, Pacey. I…"

"No need to apologize. I was involved too," Pacey said before sucking in his bottom lip. He could still taste her.

"Yeah but I was the one that started it. You have a girlfriend and what I did was wrong."

"Jo, we did do this before when someone was attached."

Joey nodded. He was right. This wasn't the first time that they ended up kissing when one or both of them were with someone else.

The snow was falling outside. Joey hated the dead of winter. She was happy to be inside, even if it was with Pacey. Joey stared out the window at the white snow.

"Hey, Ice queen, do ya think we can get back to work?" Pacey said.

Joey turned around and walked towards him on the bed. "Who's the one who waited till the last minute to read the poem, Jailbait? And get your disgusting shoes off my bed."

Pacey sat up and moved to the edge of the bed. "You have some major O.C.D. going on."

Joey squinted. "Maybe if you weren't such a Neanderthal pig, I wouldn't have to clean after I see you."

"Whoa, Nellie, relax. I see you haven't taken that stick out of your ass yet."

"Obviously not if I didn't beat you with it yet."

Pacey rolled his eyes. "Can we get back to the poem already?"

"Wow, Jailbait wanting to actually learn. Your parents must be so proud," Joey said with a grin.

"Yeah, they're ecstatic. What do I need to know about this thing?"

Joey lifted her shoulders. "What do you think about the poem?"

"I think the poem is boring and I shouldn't be forced into reading something I don't want to."

Joey rolled her eyes. "A real response please."

"I don't know. The poem's about a woman. The writer must be in love with her or something."

Joey moved in her swivel chair. He wasn't even trying. "Pace, the poem is about more than just some woman. The poem is about romance and the love he feels for this woman. He says that this woman is the only reason he is alive. She's his sunshine, his moonlight…how can you even think that this poem is anything but beautiful?"

"He doesn't even mention her name."

"He doesn't have to. There is so much passion in this poem that her name is insignificant."

Pacey smiled. He leaned forward and placed his hands on her knees. "It amazes me, Jo. You have so much passion for the littlest things. You always put your heart into everything you do. I have never known another person who was so amazed by a poem."

Joey took in a long broken breath. Unconsciously, Pacey had begun rubbing his thumbs back and forth on her knees. Joey was well aware of the action and honestly, she didn't want him to stop. She leaned forward a bit. "Is that a bad thing?"

Pacey leaned forward as well so they were a few inches apart. "It's a beautiful thing," he whispered with a smile.

Before Joey could stop her self, she closed the small gap between them and connected her lips with his. This was odd to Joey. She always wanted to kill or at least extremely hurt Pacey and here she was, kissing him.

Pacey broke the kiss quickly and sat back. He wanted to kiss her but he just started dating the new girl, Andie. Joey too, had just gotten back together with Dawson and he couldn't do that to his best friend, no matter how good Joey tasted.

"Joey, I'm sorry but I'm dating Andie and you're with Dawson. I couldn't hurt them."

Joey shook he head. Pacey was right. They had other people and it wouldn't be fair. Joey couldn't cheat and Dawson, he would NEVER cheat on her. "No, I'm sorry. I got caught up in the moment and I don't know what came over me."

Pacey stood up. "It's okay. I kissed you back so I'm to blame. I should get going."

Joey nodded. "Yeah, I think that's best."

Pacey opened the door and left. He sucked in his bottom lip and could still taste her. Joey was still as sweet as he remembered.

They've been through so much since then.

Joey finally looked up just in time to catch his eyes. "What do we do now?" she asked.

Pacey sighed. "I guess we go our separate ways and forget that this happened," he said. Honestly, he didn't want to forget the kiss because he didn't want it to stop.

Joey frowned. She was hoping for a different outcome. "Okay, that's the plan. I'll see you at work tomorrow then."

Pacey nodded and they went their separate ways.

XXX

Thursday…

"Pacey, did you get the tickets for tonight?" Audrey asked after the shift.

Pacey shook his head. "Damn, I knew I forgot something. I'm sorry, Aud, I'll pick them up on my way home."

Audrey rolled her eyes. "You're always so fucking forgetful!" she yelled.

Everyone left the room. They knew better than to stay when Audrey and Pacey were going to have a fight.

Pacey stared at her. "You need to lower your voice, Audrey. You've been jumping on me all week. Are you drunk again?"

Audrey slapped him. "Screw you!"

Pacey gave her a cold look. "No, screw you. I know about the bottle you keep in your purse."

Audrey's mouth dropped. "You should be happy." She stuck up her nose and left.

Pacey watched her leave and sighed. He needed a cigarette. He took one out of his pocket and headed outside. As Pacey opened the door, he lit the cigarette. He lifted back up his eyes and she was there.

"Hey," she said with her crooked smile.

Pacey removed the cigarette from his lips. "Hey," he said back. All of their conversations had been of one syllable grunts that week.

They stood there, Joey picking at her nail and Pacey smoking, in silence.

"You need to stop smoking," Joey said finally.

Pacey laughed. "I know. I don't even like the taste."

"Then why smoke?"

"It's the only thing that gets me through the day."

Joey nodded. It was too awkward. "I'll see ya," she said walking away.

"Okay," he said before bringing the cigarette back to his lips.

Joey stopped and looked at him. "Pace?"

Pacey looked at her. "Yeah?"

"Try and be happy, okay?" she said giving him her crooked smile.

Pacey smiled and nodded. "Will do, Potter; will do."

XXX

Pacey took the long walk to her dorm. He could have driven, but he wanted some time to think. Pacey wasn't sure how he was going to tell her. He did this plenty of times before but never with someone like her. She seemed so…fragile. It didn't matter; he had to get this over and done with so he wouldn't be leading her on anymore. Pacey walked up the three steps and into the dorm house. He went up to the 6th floor and knocked on her door.

"Who is it?" she yelled from the other side.

"It's me, Pacey. We need to talk."

She opened the door. Her hair was a mess and her makeup was smeared. "I didn't expect to see you here tonight," she said.

Pacey took a deep breath. "I can't take it anymore. This whole week we've barely spoken to each other. Things have been going downwards. I know you have feelings for me but I don't have any for you. I don't want to lead you on anymore. What happened between us was a mistake and I should have told you before."

She wiped away a few loose tears. "So that's it? We just stop everything between us?"

"No, we can be friends if you want. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Then why do this?"

"Because what was going on between us was driving me crazy. You're the reason I kept on smoking. You told me to happy but I can't; not like this and not with you."

"You're an ass. I hope you rot in hell!"

Pacey nodded and started to walk away. She watched him walk away and wanted him more than ever.

"Pacey! Wait!" she called after him.

The elevator doors opened and he stepped inside. "What!" he said back.

"Can you honestly say you don't want me?"

Pacey grinned. "I don't want you…Audrey."

The doors closed.

XXX

Friday…

"It's pretty quiet here tonight," Frank said to Joey.

Joey nodded. "Yeah. Audrey isn't screaming at Pacey."

"You didn't hear? Pacey dumped her last night."

"Really?" Joey said a bit surprised.

"Yeah, I heard it was a bit intense too. Hey, I gotta get back to work so I'll talk to you later," Frank said before walking away.

Joey had to find out if this was true. She went to the only place she would find Pacey during his break: outside. She opened the door and there he was, but he wasn't smoking.

"I see you're smoke-free tonight," she said approaching him.

Pacey smiled at her from the wall he was leaning back on. "Yeah. I don't need to smoke anymore."

Joey nodded. It was awkward again. It had been awkward like this all week.

"So," she began, "I heard you broke up with Audrey."

Pacey sighed. "Yup. I did it last night. I took your advice and tried to find some happiness. I had to let her go."

Joey looked at her hands. "Why'd you do it?"

"Many a reason, Joey. She wasn't right for me."

Joey scrunched her face and slowly looked up at him. "It wasn't because of me, was it?" she said in a laugh tone.

Pacey looked at her in the eyes. "Do you want it to be because of you?"

"I…I don't know. One side is telling me that I don't want it to be because of me because I don't want to be the reason for the breakup but the other side…I don't know."

"What are you trying to say, Jo?"

"What I'm trying to say is…is that I felt something when we kissed. It felt like old times and I felt so safe. All of these old feelings came rushing back into me and I liked it. I missed kissing you and I'm not sure that I wanted it to stop. That's what I was trying to say."

Pacey nodded. It was a lot to take in. "Jo…"

"I know you don't feel the same but I just needed to tell you. I'll see you around,' she said before starting to walk away.

Pacey grabbed her wrist before she moved to far. "I feel the same way, Joey," he said before bringing her to him and kissing her.

They closed their eyes and wrapped each other's arms around one another, just letting the past feelings mix with the present.

Hee, spooked ya a bit didn't I? I'll update soon : )